咆

páo
#3,363 most
frequent character
to roar

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

咆 has 口 mouth as the meaning part and 包 as the sound part. It first meant the growl of a beast of prey. From there it grew to mean to roar or howl.

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Homophones

刨páo
to excavate
炮páo
to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan)
跑páo
(of an animal) to paw (the ground)

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